recognized this statuette as Aphrodite because she is naked and she is wrapping herself in a cloth. The statuette is missing its head and arm, but I knew it was Aphrodite because of its nudity. Aphrodite is the goddess of love, beauty, and pleasure. Her other attributes are seashells, doves, mirrors, Cupid, swans, jewelry, and apples. One myth about that shows the power Aphrodite is Pygmalion. In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, he tells the story of how Aphrodite is infuriated with the women of Cyprus since they did not worship her. In retaliation, she made all the women in Cyprus to prostitute themselves. Pygmalion is living in Cyprus and is disgusted with the women so, he sculpts a statue to become his wife. He started dressing the statue, speaking
